Bitcoin, Ethereum, And Dogecoin Dip Pre-Holiday; Biden Administration Targets Chinese Firm For Huawei Chip Linked To Taiwan Semiconductors; Honda And Nissan In Merger Talks - Top Headlines Today While US Slept

Crypto

• Institutional Crypto Adoption ‘For Real This Time,’ Says Messari
• Dogecoin, Shiba Inu Could Underperform Stronger Cryptos, Trader Warns: Here’s Why
• Dogecoin Turns Green As Trump Appoints Loyalist Katie Miller To The Department Of Government Efficiency
• Trump Congratulates Bitcoin Community On New All-Time Highs Just As Top Crypto Suffers First Weekly Loss Since His Election Triumph
• Peter Schiff’s ‘Sarcastic’ Post Spurs Birth Of Supposed Bitcoin Alternative USAcoin With Millions In Marketcap, Economist Warns ‘Don’t Buy It’
• Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Lose Sheen Ahead Of Holidays But Top Analyst Points To This Indicator, Says BTC Will Hit A Top Above $168K

US Markets­­­­­­­­

• Why Rumble Shares Are Trading Higher By Around 43%; Here Are 20 Stocks Moving Premarket
• US Stocks To Open Higher As Wall Street Expects ‘Santa Rally’ In Shortened Trading Week: MicroStrategy, Palantir, Qualcomm Among Stocks In Focus
• Market Breadth Rebounds As Risk Appetite Makes A Comeback: This Analyst Predicts Gains Ahead After S&P 500’s Record Negative Streak
• Dow Jumps Around 500 Points But Records 3rd Straight Weekly Loss: Greed Index Moves To ‘Fear’ Zone

US Politics

• America’s ‘Fatal Flaw’ Is Its ‘Sharply Increasing Addiction’ To Government Debt, Says Expert And The ‘Mother Of All Bubbles’ Is Ready To Pop
• Jared Kushner Distances Himself From Father In Law’s Political Influence: ‘In The Event That Trump Was Elected…They Should Not Expect Anything From Me’
• Trump Fires Back At Critics, Denies Ceding Presidency To Elon Musk: ‘I’m Safe … He Wasn’t Born In This Country’
• Trump Taps Sriram Krishnan As Senior AI Advisor — Elon Musk Agrees New David Sacks Underling ‘Right Man For The Topic And The Time

World Politics

• Biden Administration Targets Chinese Firm Over Taiwan Semiconductor Chip Found in Huawei Tech
• Biden Administration Initiates Trade Probe On Chinese ‘Legacy’ Chips
• Mohammed El Erian Says This Country Faces Japan-Style Economic Risk Even As Tokyo Rebounds
• Trump’s Call To Reclaim Panama Canal Sparks Backlash: ‘Every Square Meter Belongs To Panama,’ Says President Mulino

World Economy

• Dollar’s Strength Continues, Asia Ex-China Up, Europe Edges Lower – Global Markets Today While US Slept

Tech

• This AI Artist Generates $5M Through Digital Art Auctions
• Google Entered ‘Code Red’ After ChatGPT Release, But Gemini 2.0 And Quantum Chip Give Investors ‘Renewed Confidence,’ Says This Portfolio Manager
• Apple AirPods To Get Heart Rate, Temperature Sensors, And Cameras To Help With AI Features: Top Analyst

Electric Vehicle

• Tesla Analyst Estimates Vehicle Owners Can Make $40,000 A Year By Renting EVs To Robotaxi Fleet That Elon Musk Likened To A Combination Of Airbnb And Uber, But Will It Take Off?
• TSLA Stock Valuation Duel: Dan Ives Bets Big On Robotaxis While Gary Black Plays It Safe
• Tesla Deliveries At Risk If $7,500 EV Tax Credit Ends, Researcher Warns Despite CEO Elon Musk Claiming Otherwise
• Tesla Exec Bemoans Cost Of Sending Letter To Owners Affected By EV Giant’s Recent Recall Of Nearly 700,000 Vehicles

Consumer

• Japanese Automakers Honda, Nissan Start Merger Talks: Mitsubishi Motors Considers Joining
• Starbucks Strike Expands To More US Cities As Wage Negotiations Stall During Busy Holiday Season

Communication

• Elon Musk’s xAI To Expand With New Chatbot App
• Daniel Ek, Spotify Board Members Sell Over $1 Billion In Shares As Stock Surges 144% In 2024

Industrial

• Smith & Wesson’s Fate Hangs In The Balance As Supreme Court Weighs Mexico’s Gun Trafficking Lawsuit: SWBI Stock Down 27% Over Past Month, Here’s What’s Next

Healthcare

• Telomir Pharmaceuticals Reports Potential Of Telomir-1 For Wilson’s Disease

Financial

• Is This Nancy Pelosi’s Stock Pick Set To Overtake Nvidia? AI Chip Race To Heat Up By 2025 As Meta And Microsoft Look Beyond Jensen Huang’s Chip Maker, Says Expert

General

• Michael Saylor Proposes US Digital Assets Framework, Backs Bitcoin Reserve Capable Of Generating $16–$81 Trillion In Wealth

Space

• Palantir And Anduril Reportedly Lead Consortium, Partner With SpaceX And OpenAI To Compete Against Traditional Defense Contractors In $850 Billion US Military Market

Energy

• Reviewing Benzinga’s Mining Watchlist For 2024

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